{ "id": "math/0702808", "version": "v3", "published": "2007-02-27T19:18:51.000Z", "updated": "2007-05-18T19:17:03.000Z", "title": "A conjecture of Stanley on alternating permutations", "authors": [ "Robin Chapman", "Lauren K. Williams" ], "comment": "7 pages, 4 figures, additional proof, and additional coauthor (R.C.)", "categories": [ "math.CO" ], "abstract": "We give two simple proofs of a conjecture of Richard Stanley concerning the equidistribution of derangements and alternating permutations with the maximal number of fixed points.", "revisions": [ { "version": "v3", "updated": "2007-05-18T19:17:03.000Z" } ], "analyses": { "subjects": [ "05Axx" ], "keywords": [ "alternating permutations", "conjecture", "maximal number", "simple proofs" ], "note": { "typesetting": "TeX", "pages": 7, "language": "en", "license": "arXiv", "status": "editable", "adsabs": "2007math......2808C" } } }